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Praça Dom Francisco Gomes
(Arco da Vila)

São Tomás de Aquino

St. Thomas Aquinas

Aquino 1225 - Fossanova 1274
Italian Dominican priest of the Catholic Church, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism
(Wikipedia)

artist unknown
1812

Description

Marble statue of St. Thomas Aquinas in a niche above the gate of the Town Arch, built by the architect Francisco Xavier Fabri for Bishop Dom Francisco Gomes do Avelar in the 19th century.

Sculptor

Unknown artist. Do you know who the sculptor is? please let us know.

Sources & Information

Igogo, Arco da Vila.
Infopedia, Arco da Vila.
Wikipedia, Arco da Vila.

Locatie (N 37°0'53" - W 7°56'5") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: ptag030; Photograph: 8 September 2017
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